West afraid of 'Putin's anti-US alliance'

Years ago, Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'neill coined the term BRIC for the four largest emerging countries that were threatening the global economic status quo. Now, The Times' columnist Roger Boyes is implicitlyproposing a new term – RIC, for describing what he calls "Putin's anti-US alliance" because in his view, Russia, India and China are a threat to the existing world order.

Boyes is not the onlywestern opinion maker who is very concerned about thecreation ofthenew anti-American block.Accordingto RT, even the Bilderberg club is concerned aboutthe possibility that Iran and other countries will be drawnto the newblock built by Russia and China,making life difficult forthe US and its European vassals.Even experts who believe that a formal alliance is unlikely in the near future, like The Diplomat's Dingding Chen,argue that "the US should be careful not to make another strategic mistake that would only facilitate a formal China-Russia alliance."

There are numerousreasons whyanew Asian geopolitical alliance, whether formal or informal,is a good idea for Asian countries,including Indiaand Iran.Banded togetherwith Russia and China,all countries thatare threatened by the US' bullying,also known as "US diplomacy,"will feelsafer and will have more chances to keep theUS bombers and US influence awayfrom their borders.Judging by articles in western media, the new American strategy forpreventing the formation of a new anti-US alliance can be summed up as "less bullying, more seduction."

Washington'sexpert community seems to beveryconcerned about theimplications ofIndia's rapprochement to China anditslongstandinggood ties with the Kremlin.India'snew and hugely popularPrime Minister Narendra Modihas been under US sanctions for years, but at the same time he had always foundattentive interlocutors in Beijing. IfModi stays true to his own mantra "India first," thentheobvious route for Indiais toget closer to Russia and China.Becoming a tool for the US' strategy of "containing China" and "isolating Russia" will bring no benefit to India, while Modihimself will always be viewed as apariah, unworthy to sitat the same tablewiththe likes of Barack Obama orFrancois Hollande.

It isinteresting that evensmart andwell-informed western journalists like The Times' Roger Boyesare advisingWashington to "court" the new India and play on the "fact" that Russia is "a junior partner"in itsrelationship with China.The idea thatWashington could try andoffer some genuineconcessions ora mutually beneficial relationshiptoNew Delhi or Moscow doesn't even cross the mind of the British columnist.Such an attitudeis a prime example ofwhat's wrong with theUS and the EU's foreign policy.

The West should stoptreatingthe East as a set of colonies that caneither be bullied ortricked into submissionbecause otherwise all nightmares thatWashington's decision makers havebecause of a potential"Putin's anti-US alliance" will become realin the nearest future.

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